New York City’s mayoral candidates have duked it out in their first general election debate, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the Israel-Hamas war to the city’s education system.

New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa tried to blunt Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s momentum during a highly contentious first general election debate Thursday evening.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says he is pulling out of a town hall held by a local ABC station following the national network’s decision to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

New York City’s mayor has thrown his support behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years, citing safety concerns.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters at a town hall in Brooklyn, slamming President Donald Trump and boosting their shared progressive message.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said again that he won’t end his reelection campaign.

President Donald Trump says he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City’s next mayor unless two of the three candidates running against him drop out of the race.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is insisting that he isn’t dropping his reelection campaign after reports he had been approached about potentially taking a job with the federal government.

Curtis Sliwa is the bombastic creator of New York City’s Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol group who lost his last election battle with Mayor Eric Adams by almost 40 percentage points.

New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade has kicked off with vibrant costumes, colorful flags, and the sounds of soca and reggae music.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempt to continue a legal battle involving an ex-aide's sexual harassment claim has been rejected by a judge.

Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, is the expected Democratic nominee for mayor in America’s most Jewish city and that's raising alarms among some in the New York's Jewish community.

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem as he sought to build on momentum from New York City’s Democratic primary.

New York Mayor Eric Adams is kicking off his independent reelection bid.

The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand.

Voters across New York state Tuesday will pick nominees in municipal primaries that include high-profile comeback bids in New York City by a former governor and a former congressman who both left office mired in scandal.

A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event has been arrested on an assault charge.

New York City’s Republican mayoral candidate, Curtis Sliwa, tried to bring one of his many pet cats to his polling place on Tuesday.

Former police captain Eric Adams easily won the race for New York mayor, and Boston elected its first woman and Asian American to the city’s top job.

The two men running to become New York City’s next mayor offered starkly different visions at their first debate about how to lead the nation’s largest city out of the pandemic, improve public safety and gird the city of 8.8 million people for more powerful storms driven by climate change.

The Democrat who will likely become New York City’s next mayor says he does not intend to get rid of the city’s program for gifted and talented students.

New York City is phasing out its program for gifted and talented students.

Eric Adams won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary by striking a personal balance on policing and racial injustice.

Facing rising fears of summer violence, President Joe Biden has embarked on a precarious political high-wire act, trying to balance supporting law enforcement to curb the rise in crime while also backing the police reform movement championed by many of his supporters.

President Joe Biden will host city leaders from around the country to talk about reducing crime.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Revised vote counts in New York City’s mayoral primary show Democrat Eric Adams has maintained a thin lead.

The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials abruptly retracted their latest report on the vote count after realizing it had been corrupted by test data never cleared from a computer system.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams appears to have taken a fragile lead in New York City’s crowded Democratic mayoral primary.

The Democratic primary race for New York City mayor is nearing the finish line with a surge in shootings pushing public safety to the top of some voters' concerns.